Indiana Code
Ind. Code § 27-10-2-7 (2026)
Apprehension of defendant; time; fees
✓ current as of May 2026
Sec. 7. For the purpose of surrendering the defendant, the surety may apprehend the defendant before or after the forfeiture of the undertaking or may empower any law enforcement officer to make apprehension by providing written authority endorsed on a certified copy of the undertaking and paying the lawful fees therefor.
As added by P.L.261-1985, SEC.1.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 2001–2008 · leading case: Bond Forfeiture Amwest Sur. Ins. Co. v. State, 750 N.E.2d 865 (Ind. Ct. App. 2001).
Bond Forfeiture Amwest Sur. Ins. Co. v. State, 750 N.E.2d 865 (Ind. Ct. App. 2001). “However, Ind.Code § 27-10-2-7 provides: For the purpose of surrendering the defendant, the surety may apprehend the defendant before or after the forfeiture of the undertaking or may empower any law enforcement officer to make apprehension by providing written authority endorsed…”
Dewald v. State, 898 N.E.2d 488 (Ind. Ct. App. 2008). “Further, we agreed with the line of reasoning employed in a decision from the Minnesota Court of Appeals, which affirmed a bail bondsman’s burglary convictions and provided in part: “The contractual authority of a bondsman does not provide justification to infringe on third…”
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